Mancala Kalaha

Tap one of your six pits to sow its stones counterclockwise, one per pit, including your store. Land your last stone in your store to play again, or in an empty pit on your side to capture the opposite stones. Our free Mancala game runs in the browser with no download — pick easy or medium CPU and play on mobile or desktop.

Kalah is played on 2 rows of 6 pits with 4 stones each, plus one store per player. Sow counterclockwise and skip the opponent store. Your last stone in your own store earns a free turn; in an empty pit on your side it captures that stone and all opposite stones into your store. When one side empties, remaining stones go to the other store and the most stones wins.

Aim every move to land your last stone in your store for a free turn — chained free turns win games. Set up captures by keeping pits on your side empty opposite full enemy pits. Count stones before sowing, and on medium difficulty watch the CPU: it already plays captures and free turns, so deny it full opposite pits.

Mancala is the family name for hundreds of African pit-and-seed games; Kalah (Kalaha) is the most played commercial ruleset — 6 pits per side, 4 stones each, stores, free turns, and captures. When people search for a kalaha game or mancala game online, this is almost always the version they mean.

Yes — play Mancala free right in your browser with no download, no signup, and no install. It works on phones, tablets, and computers, saves your best score on the device, and you can restart instantly after every game.

Four stones per pit: 6 pits per side with 4 stones each, 48 stones total, plus one empty store per player. Our online Mancala sets this up automatically — you just tap a pit and play.

This version is you versus the CPU on easy or medium difficulty — perfect for learning the rules and practicing captures and free turns. Easy plays random moves for relaxed games; medium hunts captures and extra turns, so it punishes loose setups.

When either row of 6 pits is empty, leftover stones on the other side sweep into that side's store. Most stones in store wins (24–24 is a draw). A win scores 25 + your store on easy, or 50 + your store on medium. A loss or draw reports only your store. You sit at the bottom; sow counterclockwise and skip the opponent store. Solo vs CPU only — no local 2P.

You sit at the bottom and always go first. You may tap only your own 6 pits - empty pits and the CPU's top row do nothing. Sow counterclockwise and skip the opponent store. Extra turn if your last stone lands in your right store. Capture only if that last stone lands in an empty pit on your side AND the opposite pit has stones: you take 1 + those opposite stones (an empty opposite pit captures nothing). Easy CPU is random; Medium prefers extra turns then captures. No Hard, no local 2P. Win is 25 + your store on Easy or 50 + your store on Medium; loss or 24-24 draw reports only your store.